Aqueous Solubility of Weak Acids and Bases

During my formative years I did not have the opportunity to visit areas which had tropical or subtropical climates. Almost all of my activities were in the humid continental climate zone with brief excursions into the subarctic and middle-latitude desert and steppe climate zones. After I had started graduate school, I had the opportunity to experience, with much delight, the world which exists in the humid subtropical and tropical savanna climate zones. On the surface nothing seemed much different. This trip occurred during the winter months and there was snow on the ground where I left and the temperatures were about 30 °C (86 °F) where I was visiting, but beyond this there did not appear to be anything strikingly different. However, upon closer scrutinization, I found that there were many things which were not the same. Hanging from the trees, high voltage wires and phone lines was Spanish moss - a plant which grows on other plants but which gets its food, water and minerals from the air. There were many birds around but these species were much different from those I was accustomed to seeing. While there were deciduous and conifer trees, again the species were much different. I was not familiar with the salt water fish since all of my fishing experience had been in fresh water lakes. Lastly, some of the mammals encountered were quite different ranging from the manatee, found in the bayous and tributaries along the ocean, to alligators.